New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

1995-1996 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Willie Anderson F-G 6-7 190 Jan 8, 1967 29 Georgia 7 1988 1st Rnd, #10, San Antonio Spurs
Hubert Davis SG 6-5 183 May 17, 1970 25 North Carolina 3 1992 1st Rnd, #20, New York Knicks
Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 Aug 5, 1962 33 Georgetown 10 1985 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Ronnie Grandison SF 6-6 215 Jul 9, 1964 31 New Orleans 5 1987 5th Rnd, #100, Denver Nuggets
Gary Grant PG 6-3 185 Apr 21, 1965 31 Michigan 7 1988 1st Rnd, #15, Seattle SuperSonics
Derek Harper SG 6-4 185 Oct 13, 1961 34 Illinois 12 1983 1st Rnd, #11, Dallas Mavericks
Brad Lohaus FC 6-11 230 Sep 29, 1964 31 Iowa 8 1987 2nd Rnd, #45, Boston Celtics
Anthony Mason SF 6-7 250 Dec 14, 1966 29 Tennessee State 7 1988 3rd Rnd, #53, Portland Trail Blazers
Charles Oakley PF 6-8 225 Dec 18, 1963 32 Virginia Union 10 1985 1st Rnd, #9, Cleveland Cavaliers
J.R. Reid PF 6-9 247 Mar 31, 1968 28 North Carolina 6 1989 1st Rnd, #5, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
John Starks PG 6-3 180 Aug 10, 1965 30 Oklahoma State 6 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Anthony Tucker PF 6-8 220 Apr 4, 1969 27 Wake Forest 1 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Charlie Ward PG 6-2 190 Oct 12, 1970 25 Florida State 1 1994 1st Rnd, #26, New York Knicks
Herb Williams C-F 6-10 242 Feb 16, 1958 38 Ohio State 14 1981 1st Rnd, #14, Indiana Pacers

1995-1996 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Miami Heat CHI in 3
First Round #2 Orlando Magic #7 Detroit Pistons ORL in 3
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Atlanta Hawks ATL in 5
First Round #4 Cleveland Cavaliers #5 New York Knicks NYK in 3
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #5 New York Knicks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Orlando Magic #6 Atlanta Hawks ORL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Orlando Magic CHI in 4

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Seattle SuperSonics #8 Sacramento Kings SEA in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Phoenix Suns SAS in 4
First Round #3 Utah Jazz #6 Portland Trail Blazers UTA in 5
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Houston Rockets HOU in 4
Second Round #1 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #3 Utah Jazz UTA in 6
Conference Finals #1 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Utah Jazz SEA in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Seattle SuperSonics CHI in 6

1995-1996 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Patrick Ewing 8 41.0 21.5 10.6 1.9 0.1 3.1 3.8
John Starks 8 39.2 16.0 3.6 4.1 1.6 0.1 3.1
Charles Oakley 8 38.5 13.1 8.6 1.8 1.0 0.0 3.5
Anthony Mason 8 43.8 12.6 7.8 3.2 0.5 0.1 2.5
Derek Harper 8 36.6 10.0 2.1 4.8 1.2 0.1 1.8
Hubert Davis 8 18.1 6.6 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
Charlie Ward 7 13.1 4.6 1.3 2.4 1.6 0.0 0.9
Willie Anderson 4 16.0 5.2 2.2 0.2 1.0 0.0 1.5
Herb Williams 5 6.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2
Gary Grant 1 8.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
J.R. Reid 1 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Ronnie Grandison 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1995-1996 New York Knicks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Cleveland Leaders
Apr 25, 1996
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Cleveland
W, 83-106 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 23. P. Ewing
REB: 7. John Starks
AST: 7. John Starks
PTS: 23. Dan Majerle
REB: 8. Michael Cage
AST: 5. Dan Majerle
Apr 27, 1996
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Cleveland
W, 80-84 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 23. A. Mason
REB: 12. A. Mason
AST: 7. John Starks
PTS: 21. T. Brandon
REB: 8. Michael Cage
AST: 12. T. Brandon
May 1, 1996
v.
Cleveland
W, 81-76 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 22. John Starks
REB: 10. P. Ewing
AST: 4. John Starks
PTS: 19. T. Brandon
REB: 12. Michael Cage
AST: 7. T. Brandon

1995-1996 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Chicago Leaders
May 5, 1996
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Chicago
L, 91-84 United Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 21. P. Ewing
REB: 16. P. Ewing
AST: 5. Derek Harper
PTS: 44. M. Jordan
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 7. S. Pippen
May 7, 1996
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Chicago
L, 91-80 United Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 23. P. Ewing
REB: 11. C. Oakley
AST: 5. Derek Harper
PTS: 28. M. Jordan
REB: 19. D. Rodman
AST: 6. S. Pippen
May 11, 1996
v.
Chicago
W, 102-99 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 30. John Starks
REB: 13. P. Ewing
AST: 6. John Starks
PTS: 46. M. Jordan
REB: 16. D. Rodman
AST: 6. S. Pippen
May 12, 1996
v.
Chicago
L, 91-94 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 29. P. Ewing
REB: 10. P. Ewing
AST: 5. Derek Harper
PTS: 27. M. Jordan
REB: 19. D. Rodman
AST: 8. M. Jordan
May 14, 1996
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Chicago
L, 94-81 United Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 22. P. Ewing
REB: 13. C. Oakley
AST: 6. Derek Harper
PTS: 35. M. Jordan
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 5. Ron Harper